Malwarebytes

MARCH 11, 2022

HBO Max subscribers Angel McDaniel and Constance Simon filed a class-action lawsuit against HBO on Tuesday, alleging that the company has violated their privacy by sharing subscriber viewing data with Facebook. The suit further alleges that HBO partnered with Facebook to retarget Facebook ads to its subscribers.

IoT 93

IoT Media Internet Internet 93

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

The EARN IT Act is back for a second time which would pave the way for a new massive government surveillance system in the US, romance scams are on the rise so don’t fall for love in all the wrong places, and details about a new ransomware attack that wants you to like and subscribe, […].

Scams 98

Scams Ransomware Surveillance Government 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2023

The logs exposed subscribers’ IP addresses and user data concerning device, operating system, and web browser. While Netflix stays at the top of all streaming platforms with over 230 million subscribers, Lionsgate has over 37 million global subscribers and generated $3.6 billion in revenue last year.

Data breaches 91

Data breaches Risk Phishing Authentication 91

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Twitter has announced that the platform will allow using the SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers. However, the company has announced that it will limit the use of SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) only to its Blue subscribers. ” continues the statement.

Authentication 98

Authentication Accountability Media Hacking 98

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The UK media outlet The Telegraph has leaked 10 TB of subscriber data after failing to properly secure one of its databases. The unsecured database was discovered on September 14, 2021, it included internal logs and subscriber information. The database also included some Apple news subscribers or registrants’ passwords.

Media 106

Media Passwords Engineering Encryption 106

Bleeping Computer

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Tens of thousands of U.S. customers from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have been complaining about lack of wireless service or interruptions on Thursday morning. [.]

Mobile 90

Mobile Wireless Technology 90

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Researchers spotted a new mobile malware dubbed WAPDropper that subscribes users to legitimate premium-rate services. Security researchers from Check Point have spotted a new malware family dubbed WAPDropper that targets mobile phone users to subscribe them to legitimate premium-rate services. ” continues the analysis.

Malware 104

Malware Telecommunications Mobile Marketing 104

SecureList

MAY 4, 2023

The Trojan opens the page in an invisible web browser and attempts to subscribe on the user’s behalf. The victim proceeds to use the app’s legitimate functionality, for example, installs wallpapers or edits photos, unaware of the fact that they are being subscribed to a paid service.

Malware 112

Malware Mobile Antivirus Technology 112

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Fast and Safe Protection for 5G Subscriber Privacy and Authentication. The protection and authenticity of subscriber authentication and privacy in 5G networks is equally important to requirements for increased reliability and low latency. Figure 1: 5G Core – Subscriber Privacy and AV Generation. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 06:18.

Authentication 71

Authentication Encryption IoT Mobile 71

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2019

It is a battle with no holds barred between T-Series and PewDiePie, their fans are spreading the PewDiePie ransomware to force users to subscribe to PewDiePie Youtube channel. T-Series is an Indian music company, while PewDiePie a Youtuber whom fans are accused to use any means to increase the number of subscribers to its channel.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Advertising Encryption Malware 108

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The popular webcomic platform XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users, the incident impacted 562,000 subscribers. The data breach impacted 562,000 subscribers, the forum has been taken offline after the incident. . XKCD has suffered a data breach that exposed data of its forum users. Pierluigi Paganini.

Data breaches 90

Data breaches Passwords Advertising Data collection 90

Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A high severity security flaw found in a WordPress plugin with more than 8,000 active installs can let authenticated attackers reset and wipe vulnerable websites. [.].

Authentication 139

Authentication 139

Threatpost

OCTOBER 27, 2021

The flaw, found in the Hashthemes Demo Importer plugin, allows any authenticated user to exsanguinate a vulnerable WordPress site, deleting nearly all database content and uploaded media.

Media 104

Media Authentication 104

Bleeping Computer

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The Telegraph', one of UK's largest newspapers and online media outlets, has leaked 10 TB of data after failing to properly secure one of its databases. [.].

Media 129

Media 129

Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 1, 2021

Cybercriminals know that the more subscribers a service has, the more likely that messages sent to random phone numbers will reach subscribers who believe that the received messages are authentic communications from the relevant service. rate of growth experienced the year prior.

Artificial Intelligence 287

Artificial Intelligence Scams Retail Phishing 287

Tech Republic Security

MARCH 14, 2024

This can include internal and external systems, either company-owned or leased/rented/subscribed to. Every company’s network is made up of devices that transmit and store information.

Network Security 127

Network Security Malware 127

Penetration Testing

APRIL 15, 2024

A severe security vulnerability impacting the popular “Email Subscribers by Icegram Express” WordPress plugin has been discovered. The flaw, designated as CVE-2024-2876 and carrying a critical CVSS score of 9.8,

Marketing 110

Marketing Penetration Testing 110

Anton on Security

JANUARY 10, 2024

Subscribe at Google Podcasts. Subscribe at Spotify. Subscribe at Apple Podcasts. Subscribe at YouTube Related blogs: Cloud Security Podcast — Two Years Later or Our Year-End Reflections for 2022! and some classics like cloud migration security woes. Much better website with content tags Finally, an obvious call to action!

Cloud Migration 130

Cloud Migration Government Network Security Risk 130

Troy Hunt

APRIL 29, 2021

As of now, CERT-RO has access to query all Romanian government domains across HIBP and subscribe them for future notifications when subsequent data breaches affect aliases on those domains. Today I'm very happy to announce the arrival of the 15th government to Have I Been Pwned, Romania.

Government 357

Government Data breaches 357

Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) subscribers I can lean on to assist with verification, and it turns out that 153k of them are in this data set. The linked article talks about the author verifying the data with various people he knows, as well as other well-known infosec identities verifying its accuracy. For my part, I've got 4.8M

Data breaches 346

Data breaches Encryption Identity Theft InfoSec 346

Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Kyivstar, Ukraine's largest telecommunications service provider serving over 25 million mobile and home internet subscribers, has suffered a cyberattack impacting mobile and data services. [.]

Mobile 102

Mobile Telecommunications Internet Internet 102

The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

GPRS roaming allows subscribers to access their GPRS services while they are

Malware 136

Malware 136

Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 20, 2021

In response to a breach that compromised the personal data of millions of subscribers, T-Mobile customers should change their password and PIN and set up two-step verification.

Mobile 193

Mobile Data breaches Accountability Passwords 193

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

“Mint’s data collection policy is one of the most important ways in which we ensure the privacy and security of our subscribers. .” reads the data breach notification email sent to the impacted customers.

Mobile 120

Mobile Data breaches Wireless Data collection 120

Graham Cluley

JANUARY 19, 2023

For the second time in less than a year, email newsletter service Mailchimp has found itself in the embarrassing position of admitting it has suffered a data breach, putting its customers' subscribers at risk.

Social Engineering 121

Social Engineering Engineering Data breaches Risk 121

Graham Cluley

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel if you would … Continue reading "Not all cybercriminals are evil geniuses" Here’s a video of a recent after-dinner talk I gave, exploring (in a hopefully fun way!) whether cybercriminals are quite as smart as we sometimes think they are. Are malicious hackers geniuses? Are they all evil?

Cybercrime 95

Cybercrime Hacking 95

Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

According to Twitter, only subscribers to its premium Twitter Blue service will be able to use text message-based 2FA to protect their accounts. Many Twitter users have been presented with a message telling them that SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) will be removed next month. Is that such a good idea?

Authentication 128

Authentication Accountability Mobile 128

Bleeping Computer

JULY 13, 2022

A new Android malware family on the Google Play Store that secretly subscribes users to premium services was downloaded over 3,000,000 times. [.].

Malware 137

Malware Mobile 137

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Another milestone of sorts: We’ve now amassed more than 52,000 subscribers to our email newsletter, which is a fancy term for a plain text email that goes out immediately whenever a new story is published here. As I like to say, I hope they let me keep doing this, because I’m certainly unqualified to do much else!

Phishing 206

Phishing Scams Mobile Advertising 206

The Hacker News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Digging into the data The dataset we analyze here is representative of a subset of clients that subscribe to our vulnerability scanning services. We analyzed 2,5 million vulnerabilities we discovered in our customer’s assets. This is what we found. The data includes findings for network

Internet 84

Internet Internet 84

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The nature of the data targeted by the actor aligns with information likely to be of significant interest to signals intelligence organizations.

Telecommunications 320

Telecommunications Architecture Mobile Hacking 320

Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The notice warns that important subscriber credentials were compromised in a cyberattack during the first week of September, possibly exposing subscriber data, IDs, and contact information. Vodafone Italia is notifying its customers of a data breach, stating that a reseller of its telecommunications services in Italy, FourB S.p.A,

Data breaches 90

Data breaches Telecommunications Cybersecurity 90

Tech Republic Security

JULY 9, 2020

A new variant targeted Android users to subscribe them to premium services without their consent, according to Check Point Research.

Malware 190

Malware 190

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 19, 2023

In a filing with federal regulators, T-Mobile said an investigation determined that someone abused its systems to harvest subscriber data tied to approximately 37 million current customer accounts. T-Mobile today disclosed a data breach affecting tens of millions of customer accounts, its second major data exposure in as many years.

Mobile 131

Mobile Accountability Data breaches 131

Bleeping Computer

JULY 10, 2021

Mint Mobile has disclosed a data breach after an unauthorized person gained access to subscribers' account information and ported phone numbers to another carrier. [.].

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Mobile Accountability 145

Threatpost

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Thousands of accounts showed up on hacking forums -- and customers say Disney has been no help.

Accountability 52

Accountability Hacking 52

Bleeping Computer

MAY 11, 2023

Twitter has launched its 'Encrypted Direct Messages' feature allowing paid Twitter Blue subscribers to send end-to-end encrypted messages to other users on the platform. [.]

Encryption 87

Encryption Accountability 87